Retinopathy

Retinopathy is any change in the retina of the eye that leads to deterioration or loss of vision. Retinopathy is usually caused by damage to the blood vessels in the retina.

The most common causes of retinopathy are:

1. Diabetic retinopathy is a complication of diabetes mellitus in which retinal vessels are damaged.

2. Hypertensive retinopathy is a complication of arterial hypertension, leading to changes in the retina.

3. AIDS-associated retinopathy (AIDS retinopathy) is a lesion of the retina that develops against the background of HIV infection/AIDS.

Thus, retinopathy can develop in many systemic diseases and conditions that lead to impaired blood supply to the retina. Timely detection and treatment of retinopathy is extremely important for preserving vision.

Retinopathy is the general name for various eye diseases (for example, hereditary, dystrophic and others) resulting from any damage to the retina. In addition to diseases, pathology also refers to diseases of the visual parts of the brain. Previously, the entire subsection of diseases related to the retina and retinal layer of the eye was called “glaucoma”.

In simple words, ophthalmic retinopathy is various changes in the internal structure of one of the main elements of the eye - the retina. For these diseases

Retinopathy (from the Greek ῥετίνη [rɛtinē] - retina; πάθος [páθos] - disease, suffering) - arising under the influence of dystrophic and some other processes that disrupt the physico-chemical properties of the retina of the eye, pathological changes in its structure and function. Synonyms: maculopathy, retinolopathy. Synonyms: retinal dystrophy. Many types of retinopathy do not have clinical symptoms that are pathognomonic for them. Retinopathy is divided into hereditary and secondary. Both can

Retinopathy is an eye pathology manifested by foci of death of the photosensitive layer of the retinal eye (namely, the retinal pigment epithelium), resulting in neovascularization with subsequent detachment of the pigment epithelium and photophobia, as well as, as a rule, the development of dystrophic changes in the macular zone (the so-called “disease of the central vision"). Retinal dystrophy often leads to the development of gradually progressive blindness. Retinopathy usually affects the macular area; the development of lesions most often begins in the posterior pole.